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excruciate

exc·ru·ciate

UK/ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪt/ US/ɪkˈskɹʉwʃɪjɛjt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

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subject to torture

  • “The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible”
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From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).

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